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Dazzle Ships

Chris Barton, illus by Victo Ngai

Lerner

Behold some of the most mesmerising patterns you'll ever see.

Dazzle ships were the brainchild of World War I Royal Navy commander Norman Wilkinson. His eye-catching designs for British and American ships made it difficult for the German torpedoes to determine the ship's speed and direction.

Vivid illustrations bring to life the little-known history of an improbable idea that produced something utterly dazzling.